Vincent Scully in his great book, Architecture: the natural and manmade, said DURING THE LATE Middle Ages, European urbanism, more or less continuous as an architectural environment since antiquity, took on a new burst of life. That revival was in large measure an Italian achievement, though its influence soon radiated, with its banking, to the …
Whether the Obama Government aids local development or enhances central control will be crucial. And Last weekend I spoke with a few builders and land developers. Talk about a depressing group. In many areas of California the builders can’t compete with lender REOs, since the lenders are selling REOs below replacement costs (including construction and …
Ron Paul being quite eloquent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fHfdSi-GDo&eurl And If you’d like to take a look at Marx’s Capital, here is a good guide. http://davidharvey.org/reading-capital/ And On state of the world. If one doesn’t agree with this, a solid counter argument is necessary. CAPE TOWN, South Africa — If we don’t deal with climate change decisively, “what …
Last weekend I spoke with a few builders and land developers. Talk about a depressing group. In many areas of California the builders can’t compete with lender REOs, since the lenders are selling REOs below replacement costs (including construction and all entitlements).As one developer said: “We can’t compete even if the land is free!”
February 24, 2009 – 12:23 am
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. Whether the Obama Government aids local development or enhances central control will be crucial.
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And what if this is showing that conservatives and progressives can be very close? Ron Paul, like Chalmers Johnson. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fHfdSi-GDo&eurl
February 22, 2009 – 2:55 am
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And finally breakthrough the meme that it is “worst since the great depression.” Now we can be serious. NEW YORK (Reuters) – Renowned investor George Soros said on Friday the world financial system has effectively disintegrated, adding that there is yet no prospect of a near-term resolution to the crisis. Soros said the …
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And From Hufington Post Brad Delong Recently a group of economists affiliated with the Cato Institute ran an ad in the New York Times opposing the Obama’s stimulus plan. As chair of my department I tried to arrange a public debate between one of the signatories and a proponent of fiscal stimulus — thinking that …
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Resisting Home Evictions Becomes a Group Effort By FERNANDA SANTOS2:19 PM ET A civil disobedience campaign is starting in New York and other cities to support families who refuse to vacate their home
Marian Wright Edelman: Economic Crisis Puts Children at Risk by Marian Wright Edelman In the middle of all the headlines and 24-hour news reports about the economic crisis, one critical story is just beginning to be told. Four days after Christmas, the Washington Post ran this article: “Child Neglect Cases Multiply As Economic Woes …